Posted on 10/12/2014 7:14:59 AM PDT by Bettyprob
Talks on easing sanctions against Russia imposed over the conflict in Ukraine could begin in the next few weeks, but more measures are possible if there is no progress over a ceasefire deal, the U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser said on Friday.
The European Union and the United States have imposed economic sanctions on Russia, with the West accusing Moscow of providing pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine with troops and weapons. Russia denies the accusation.
Last month, envoys from Ukraine, Russia, and the separatists negotiated a ceasefire in Minsk, and U.S. adviser Tony Blinken said sanctions could start to be removed if conditions agreed were put into practice.
"Our hope over the next weeks is that we begin to implement that agreement in a meaningful way on the Russian side. And if that happens we can actually begin to talk about rolling back the sanctions," Blinken told reporters at a briefing in London.
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Not going to happen. There would be another ‘unexpected’ escalation blamed on a Russian side.
Enabling leftist uprising in Russia is one of the major goals of the ‘spontanous’ Ukrainian crisis.
Worsening economy is leftists’ best friend so they can play their class warfare songs.
Who would expect Obama to soften his grip?
It is an imperative of his Foreign policy to stand with the Muslims in the Middle East and in Europe they are communists who are his buddies.
The real losers here are the occupants of the Donbas. Ukrainian/Russian alike. They got “Smerched.”
Pull your troops out of Ukraine and everything will be okay again.
Stop invading other countries with your territorial conquests
end Leninism
The reality is the Donbass is being ceded like Crimea to Russia.
For the Ukrainians, its not worth taking back. With winter on the horizon, they have other things on their plate.
With time, the sanctions on Russia will be lifted and it will be business as usual again.
A poll some outfit did in “east Ukraine” said that only 16% wanted to become part of Russia while twice as many wanted to stay in Ukraine and much of the rest wanting independence.
Do you suggest to respect the will of the people?
That wouldn’t be a very Russian thing to do
Who has invaded or bombed more countries in the 21st century: U.S. or Russia?
~That wouldnt be a very Russian thing to do~
And the answer is?...
The answer is Russia will continue seizing territories it desires from other countries in their rebuilding of the evil empire.
for territorial gain?
Be careful, Betty. Your question is verboten. It is allegedly ‘anti-American’, ‘relativist’ and for that reason doesn’t require answer:)
I heard this mantra from you many times. A question I want you to answer is not any related.
Get Russia’s troops out of Ukraine. Leave its people alone. You must have liked the Left since you’re a Putin supporter and he still is a communist in how he treats Russia’s neighbors and in all but name.
Reverend Wright, is that you?
The “will of the people!” That’s rich coming from someone who shows up here on a conservative American website to shill for Russia’s new Tsar.
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